Here's some shots from a seniors shoot I did at the end of October.  She's really into theater/drama so we ended up doing the shoot at the Capitol Theater in Oly.  It was super fun to shoot there.  She also brought her really cool blue car, so we did a few shots with that as well.

Last night I headed out to the Fremont Abbey for their 5th Birthday Bash.  I was there to cover the event for the Seattle Weekly for their online slideshows. (to see the full slideshow, click here)  I wasn't very familiar with the Abbey and I'm so glad I went.  It was quite the party.  They had crafts, food and drink, face-painting, music, a silent auction and City Arts trivia.  What a cool place and a great group of people.  The Abbey is a non-profit, non-religious community arts center offering both instruction and performance opportunities for all-ages and incomes.  They are located in Fremont in this beautifully restored historic building.  They just got named one of Seattle Mag's "Best of" for 2010.  I encourage you to check out their website for upcoming events and classes.  It's a really special place. Here's just a few favorite pics from the night.

NEW WEBSITE!!!

If you hadn't noticed yet, I put up a new website.  It's all sorts of new...new design....new images (and a few older ones)....super flashy flash site....html site if you prefer.....modified mobile site for your iphone....

Check it out when you get a chance, www.cindyapple.com, and let me know what you think.

Last night I got another opportunity to do something, well, ummmm, different.  I got a call last week from Audrey, theater manager at the Capitol Theater in Olympia to see if I'd be interested in coming down while the investigators of PIHA (Paranormal Investigations of Historic America) did some research.  I, of course, immediately said "yes".  Ok, this is soooo not true.  I said, let me check my schedule, because, well, it kinda freaked me out.  Thought it over and figured why not, something I've never done before, so packed the camera and headed out.  Of course, the actual investigation was done in darkness so here are some pics before the lights went completely out for the next 4 hours.

inside the main theater before lights out...

 The two other non-piha's in the group besides myself, Audrey, theater mgr and Christine, OFS (Olympia Film Society) volunteer. We were all feeling a little anxious.

 PIHA grey team setting up

 Infrared Cameras

 Vaughn of PIHA

 Big dish for recording the sounds we don't normally hear...

Kathy showing us how to use the testing devices.

EMF Field Testers

Getting into position

All locked in and ready for lights out!

A couple weeks ago I got an opportunity to head down to Portland to take photos of a house party.  Yes, I said house party.  The Scottish band, Trashcan Sinatras where playing an acoustic show in a living room for 50 of their fans.  Here's some of the pics from the setup and performance.  I'll post more on facebook page soon.

Last month I had another shoot for Suzabelle Clothing.  This time for her Spring/Summer 2011 Collection.  (see March blog post for Autumn/Winter 2010 Editorial shoot).  As always, Suzanne of Suzabelle was great to work with.   Here's a few shots from the day.  I'll be posting more to my facebook page soon...

Model:  Cassandra Nikolas
Hair and Makeup:  Alyssa Cocking

Check out one of my recent family photo sessions.  This was my fifth time photographing this family.  Started out with maternity photos for their pregnancy with their first child.  Now they have two toddlers.  So fun to watch the kids grow from year to year. 

The shoot in Santa Fe was awesome.  Got back into town and directly back into shooting a few more jobs.  I am in crazy editing post production sleep is overrated mode right now.  Once I get all caught up I'll have tons of new photos to share.  In the meantime, here's some pics I shot back in 2006 at the Decibel Festival for a magazine.  I was reminded of this today because it is the Decibel Festival this weekend in Seattle.  I don't listen to a ton of electronica, it's true, but I had a great time shooting this festival.   One of the groups I photographed was Nortec Collective and they were so fun.  It was a different scene for me for sure but found it totally enjoyable.  Just one of the many reasons I love my job.